<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438</id><updated>2011-04-21T19:13:30.036-07:00</updated><category term='walking away from a proposal'/><title type='text'>bizz and work</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>40</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-6269529716226024743</id><published>2008-08-04T18:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-04T18:36:01.954-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Role of a BDM</title><content type='html'>1. Investigate the economic conditions surrounding your small business activity such as industry trends and competition.&lt;br /&gt;2. Conduct extensive market research prior to starting up your business and continue gathering information throughout the life of the business.&lt;br /&gt;3. Prepare a detailed business plan so you will not lose sight of your goals and objectives.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div id="zBlog" class="zBlog"&gt;4. Secure sufficient financial resources for future development or expansion.&lt;br /&gt;5. Contact professional advisors such as an accountant, banker and/or lawyer to provide expert information about your business.&lt;br /&gt;6. Network with other small businesspeople; establish a support group. Remember, you are not alone.&lt;br /&gt;7. Attend workshops, trade shows, and seminars to keep up-to-date on changes in the industry.&lt;br /&gt;8. Adopt a team approach; work with others in pursuing common goals.&lt;br /&gt;9.Understand the skills and qualities you bring to your business.&lt;br /&gt;10. Develop a situation analysis of your company including its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to assist in the development of a strategic plan for the future of the business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman, serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;In general, a business manager is responsible for running the business day-to-day.  Whether, a managing director in a medium-sized company or a business unit director in a large corporate organization, this general management role is crucial to hold the business together, and to lead the changes which will ensure future success.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-6269529716226024743?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/6269529716226024743/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=6269529716226024743' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/6269529716226024743'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/6269529716226024743'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2008/08/role-of-bdm.html' title='Role of a BDM'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-509214103712553066</id><published>2008-07-29T07:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-29T07:46:49.134-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Negotiation with Walmart</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;Here are some of the key negotiation skills that are needed when you are talking to big retail giants like Wal-Mart.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;When you have a problem, when there's something you engage in with big giants like say Wal-Mart that requires agreement so that it becomes a negotiation, the first advice is to think in partnership terms, really focus on a common goal, of getting costs out, for example, and ask questions. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don't make demands or statements ... you know, can we do this better and so forth. If the relationship with Wal-Mart is truly a partnership, negotiating to resolve differences should not endanger the tenor of the partnership. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don't spend time griping. Be problem solvers instead. Approach Wal-Mart by saying, "Let's work together and drive costs down and produce it so much cheaper you don't have to replace me, because if you work with me I could do it better." Learn from and lobby with people and their partners who have credibility, and with people having problems in the field. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don't ignore small issues or let things fester. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Do not let Wal-Mart become more than 20 percent of your company's business. It's hard to negotiate with a company that controls yours. Never go into a meeting without a clear agenda. Make good use of the buyers' face time. Leave with answers. Don't make small talk. Get to the point; their time is valuable. Bring underlying issues to the surface. Attack them head on and find resolution face to face. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Trying to bluff Wal-Mart is never a good idea. There is always someone willing to do it cheaper to gain the business. You have to treat the relationship as a marriage. Communication and compromise is key. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don't take for granted that just because the buyer is young they don't know what they are talking about or that it will be an easy sell. Most young buyers are very ambitious to move up within the company and can be some of the toughest, most educated buyers you will encounter. Know your product all the way from the production standpoint to the end use. Chances are your buyer does, and will expect you to be even more knowledgeable.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;Yoko&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-509214103712553066?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/509214103712553066/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=509214103712553066' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/509214103712553066'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/509214103712553066'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2008/07/here-are-some-of-key-negotiation-skills.html' title='Negotiation with Walmart'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-7528284852087043965</id><published>2008-07-08T19:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-08T19:20:59.928-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='walking away from a proposal'/><title type='text'>How to write winning proposals ?</title><content type='html'>As a senior person in the organisations, its very important to know when to go for and when to walk away from an RFP. There are many a strategies to win a proposal, as there are many a strategies to win and get a pinch on your bottom line results. Here are few scenarios when you walk away from a proposal.&lt;br /&gt;1. When your RFP response takes more than 10% of the project life itself.&lt;br /&gt;2. When you dont have the capability to handle it or even worse, if you are not able to find good partners to work.&lt;br /&gt;3. When you are asked to work against corporate ethics and integrity.&lt;br /&gt;4. If you know the source company to have been in somekind of financial distress &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yoko&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-7528284852087043965?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/7528284852087043965/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=7528284852087043965' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/7528284852087043965'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/7528284852087043965'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2008/07/how-to-write-winning-proposals.html' title='How to write winning proposals ?'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-8404438626966981669</id><published>2007-12-21T08:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-21T08:21:42.919-08:00</updated><title type='text'>wireless router configuration</title><content type='html'>&lt;span id="ctl00_MainContentPlaceholder_ctl01_ctl00_lblEntry"&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Few things to remember –&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Symbol;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Symbol;font-size:100%;"  &gt;·&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:7;"  &gt;         &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Don’t connect the ADSL Lan Cable to the Internet Uplink port of the Wireless Router. It never worked for me. Always connect it to one of the 4 ports excluding the designated Internet port.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt; Local machine's mac Addresses can be anything of your choice. But it is a good idea to follow the 192.168.x.x convention&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;span style="font-family:Symbol;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:7;"  &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;If you get lost any time, feel free to reset the configuration by poking a pin into the reset slot on the modem and the router.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Symbol;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:7;"  &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Don’t compromise on the security. Always enable WPA and save your key. Don’t let your friendly neighbors ride on your network! Don't forget to notedown the WPA access password.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-indent: -0.25in; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-8404438626966981669?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/8404438626966981669/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=8404438626966981669' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/8404438626966981669'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/8404438626966981669'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2007/12/wireless-router-configuration.html' title='wireless router configuration'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-3282250071427261142</id><published>2007-08-06T11:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-06T11:38:42.418-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Airtel Beetel 220X - wireless configuration</title><content type='html'>Airtel tries to make the wireless configuration sound very hard (unusual to hear right !!). Most of the OEM try to keep this process very simple so that they can sell it out to any commonman, is what I believe.&lt;br /&gt;But anyways..&lt;br /&gt;Following are the major steps for configuring the modem with any brand wireless routers ( D-Link, Netgear, Linksys.....so on and so forth)&lt;br /&gt;1. Change Airtel's modem to a bridge.&lt;br /&gt;        - Log onto the modem at 192.168.1.1  ( use admin login if you know the passwd, mostly its either admin or blank ( pls leave the passwd textbox empty :)) )&lt;br /&gt;        - Change LAN type to DHCP disabled and WAN to bridge mode from PPPoE.&lt;br /&gt;2. Configure your new wireless router.&lt;br /&gt;        - Log onto the router at 192.168.0.1  ( use admin login if you know the passwd, mostly its either admin or blank)&lt;br /&gt;        - name the connection and set the WEP or WPA  encryption option set up.&lt;br /&gt;        - enter the userid and passwd of the ISP in the WAN segment.&lt;br /&gt;3. Configuration at the receipent's side.&lt;br /&gt;       - disable the LAN network adapter if the comp/laptop doesnt pick up the new wireless connection automaticaly.&lt;br /&gt;       - make a new wireless connection with the new WEP code.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All the best&lt;br /&gt;yoko&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-3282250071427261142?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/3282250071427261142/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=3282250071427261142' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/3282250071427261142'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/3282250071427261142'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2007/08/airtel-beetel-220x-wireless.html' title='Airtel Beetel 220X - wireless configuration'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-4276158860072853173</id><published>2007-06-29T19:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-29T20:06:43.144-07:00</updated><title type='text'>ferrocement boats</title><content type='html'>how to build ferrocement boats.&lt;br /&gt;What you do is build a wooden frame in the shape of the boat you want, tack on several layers of chicken wire and metal rods . . . and then cement over all your mistakes (you'll have a lot more leeway with this process than if you were working with wood or fiberglass). Once the reinforced or "ferro" cement sets up, you'll have a seaworthy hull that's both dirt-cheap and virtually maintenance-free. And, if you keep the thickness of the troweled-on pour of cement down to less than an inch (which provides plenty of strength), the shell will weigh about the same as a similar hull constructed of wood.&lt;br /&gt;The ferrocement process seems ideally suited for that large boat you never thought you could afford. Pool your spare change and weekends with a few friends and you can build the hull of a 36-foot fishing boat in 700 man-hours for a materials cost of less than a grand! Or bring in a 50-foot work boat hull—with deck and bulkheads—for less than 2,000 man-hours and about $4,000.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes, it seems certain that ferrocement boats are here to stay . . . still, a few words of caution are in order before you dash off to "pour your own".&lt;br /&gt;Many experts in the field advise against using the process on very small designs—say an 18-foot boat—because the thin-hulled craft that result are not (in the experts' opinion) seaworthy. We know of several people who've constructed exactly such designs, however, and they have no complaint. Then again, they weren't amateurs either.&lt;br /&gt;It should also be noted—even when constructing a bigger ferroconcrete craft—that the final cementing: plays a very critical part in determining the ultimate strength of the vessel. If you can find the cash to hire a professional plasterer to do the job, by all means do so.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-4276158860072853173?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/4276158860072853173/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=4276158860072853173' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/4276158860072853173'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/4276158860072853173'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2007/06/ferrocement-boats.html' title='ferrocement boats'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-6205394131134218896</id><published>2007-06-05T20:09:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-05T20:09:39.256-07:00</updated><title type='text'>retail glossary</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://retail.about.com/od/glossary/Glossary_of_Retailing.htm"&gt;http://retail.about.com/od/glossary/Glossary_of_Retailing.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-6205394131134218896?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/6205394131134218896/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=6205394131134218896' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/6205394131134218896'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/6205394131134218896'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2007/06/retail-glossary.html' title='retail glossary'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-2996770665341507108</id><published>2007-03-03T21:56:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-03-03T22:01:54.654-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Traffic Signal - Review</title><content type='html'>Traffi Signal.&lt;br /&gt;Honestly, I didn't know that this was a madhur bhandarkar movie, till I started playing it. Well, to me, what he has portrayed in this movie is yet another reflection of what India has been going through in the last few years. Lowlife goondas controlling begger industry, honest educated engineers homicide and organised sex industry and so on.&lt;br /&gt;I liked the character played by Randhir (MTV fame), pretty natural and touching. Romance between silsila and rani seemed very natural. Unlike page3, this seems to be a better screenplay and nice storyline as well.&lt;br /&gt;tomato meter - 3/5&lt;br /&gt;see you in the next review&lt;br /&gt;Yoko&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-2996770665341507108?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/2996770665341507108/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=2996770665341507108' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/2996770665341507108'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/2996770665341507108'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2007/03/traffic-signal-review.html' title='Traffic Signal - Review'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-116294483991527684</id><published>2006-11-07T16:10:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-07T16:13:59.926-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Khosla ka ghosla</title><content type='html'>Man,&lt;br /&gt;Good movie.. definitely not a funny movie, reminded me of Tamil movie " Veedu". had some subtle comedy, but someone who suggested this movie told me that its a very funny movie.. who is that guy who recommended this movie to me ???&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;motivates s/w engineers to stay back in india if they have Tara singh like girl friends..can see it once..bomman irani is good, tomato rating is 3/5.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ciao&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-116294483991527684?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/116294483991527684/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=116294483991527684' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/116294483991527684'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/116294483991527684'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2006/11/khosla-ka-ghosla.html' title='Khosla ka ghosla'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-114801078377840565</id><published>2006-05-18T20:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-18T20:53:28.503-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Movie Review - Magnolia</title><content type='html'>On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story. Through a collusion of coincidence, chance, human action, shared media, past history and divine intervention they will weave and warp through each other's lives on a day that builds to an unforgettable climax.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-114801078377840565?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/114801078377840565/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=114801078377840565' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/114801078377840565'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/114801078377840565'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2006/05/movie-review-magnolia.html' title='Movie Review - Magnolia'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-114801060176896543</id><published>2006-05-18T20:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-18T20:50:01.770-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Movie Review - Last samurai</title><content type='html'>"The Last Samurai" is an adventure epic that triumphs over an initially preposterous premise: Tom Cruise as an American mercenary soldier in 19th-century Japan, fighting alongside a last rebellious band of samurai warriors&lt;br /&gt;Cruise plays Capt. Nathan Algren, an embittered survivor of Custer's cavalry hired by the Japanese government in 1876 to train its ragtag but heavily armed conscripted armies. Their foes are the forces of General Katsumoto (Ken Watanabe), samurais who refuse to lay down their arms.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;reel rating 4.0&lt;br /&gt;Must see&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yoko&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-114801060176896543?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/114801060176896543/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=114801060176896543' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/114801060176896543'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/114801060176896543'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2006/05/movie-review-last-samurai.html' title='Movie Review - Last samurai'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-114801040715503981</id><published>2006-05-18T20:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-18T20:46:47.166-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Movie Review - Insomnia</title><content type='html'>Pacino seems to over-act...Williams doesn't seem like Williams...gorgeous scenery...morality play does not quite come across...director could not determine whether to have a thriller or question of what guilt and covering-up do to the human mind...ending a bit like dozens of other films...Alaska was the star&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;reel rating 3.5.&lt;br /&gt;Good to see.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yoko&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-114801040715503981?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/114801040715503981/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=114801040715503981' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/114801040715503981'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/114801040715503981'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2006/05/movie-review-insomnia.html' title='Movie Review - Insomnia'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-114688578476497237</id><published>2006-05-05T20:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-05T20:23:04.763-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Movie Review - Anywhere but here</title><content type='html'>Susan sarandon is at here best in what she does best, acting. Being a  avid fan of  Susan, I  started admiring her role as the movie rolled out.&lt;br /&gt;I kind of liked natalie's role too, she seems to represent the ordinary practical person we meet at the coffee shop day in and day out.&lt;br /&gt;movie rating : 3 on reel scale.&lt;br /&gt;Actor to watch : Susan Sarandon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yoko&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-114688578476497237?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/114688578476497237/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=114688578476497237' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/114688578476497237'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/114688578476497237'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2006/05/movie-review-anywhere-but-here.html' title='Movie Review - Anywhere but here'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-114688456526288469</id><published>2006-05-05T19:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-05T20:17:49.736-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Movie Review - Alamo</title><content type='html'>Good movie for me personally, as this was my first history movie about Texas. I would be lying if  dont say I wasnt impressed after watching the movie.  My fav character inthis movie would be Bowie &amp;amp; Crockett.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The good news first: &lt;i&gt;The Alamo&lt;/i&gt; is probably the most historically accurate depiction yet to reach the screen of the famous siege. The bad news is that "historically accurate" does not necessarily translate into "dramatically successful." Emotionally inert and poorly paced, &lt;i&gt;The Alamo&lt;/i&gt; transforms one of Texas' best-known events into an uninvolving bore. And, to add a dose of irony to the proceedings, the most compelling elements of the film are those that transpire away from the Alamo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yoko&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-114688456526288469?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/114688456526288469/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=114688456526288469' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/114688456526288469'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/114688456526288469'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2006/05/movie-review-alamo.html' title='Movie Review - Alamo'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-114637184684573606</id><published>2006-04-29T21:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-29T21:37:26.856-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Knocking on heavens door</title><content type='html'>Mama, take this badge off of meI can't use it anymore.&lt;br /&gt;It's gettin' dark, too dark for me to see&lt;br /&gt;I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door.&lt;br /&gt;Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door&lt;br /&gt;Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door&lt;br /&gt;Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door&lt;br /&gt;Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door&lt;br /&gt;Mama, put my guns in the groundI can't shoot them anymore.&lt;br /&gt;That long black cloud is comin' downI feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door.&lt;br /&gt;Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door&lt;br /&gt;Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door&lt;br /&gt;Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door&lt;br /&gt;Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-114637184684573606?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/114637184684573606/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=114637184684573606' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/114637184684573606'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/114637184684573606'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2006/04/knocking-on-heavens-door.html' title='Knocking on heavens door'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-114636993912947538</id><published>2006-04-29T20:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-29T21:05:39.140-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Movie Review - RV</title><content type='html'>I was out at the AMC theatres in great lakes crossing mall, I was accompanied by my roomies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Movie starts off with Bob ( Robbin) doing his daily chores as responsible father in raising his daughter and Son. then his vacation trip gets cancelled due to his boss's new schedule to meet some prospective partners in Colorado. So Robin decides to rent a RV for this road trip to Boulder,Colorado.&lt;br /&gt;Bob's family meets the gorneckies in a RV camp, they are one honest and fun family, they keep helping Bob all aong till he reaches Colorado. Bob's senti and emotion filled speech to the Alpine soda company delegates leave everyone so moved, that he lands a new job for himself with Larry and Garry of Alpine Soda Co.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i would rate 3.5 on the reel scale.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yoko&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-114636993912947538?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/114636993912947538/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=114636993912947538' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/114636993912947538'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/114636993912947538'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2006/04/movie-review-rv.html' title='Movie Review - RV'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-114610846625679769</id><published>2006-04-26T20:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-26T20:27:46.270-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Movie Review - I am sam</title><content type='html'>Sam (Penn) is a mentally retarded man who has had a bit of a circumstance thrust upon him: a daughter, Lucy (Fanning). When the daughter gets old enough to go to school, that, along with some other occurrences behind his control, bring his familial situation to the attention of &lt;a onmouseover="window.status='Search for: social services'; if(self.ql_keyphrase != 'social_services') ql_closeiframe(); self.ql_keyphrase='social_services'; if(self.ql_timeout) clearTimeout(self.ql_timeout); if(window.event) self.ql_sevent=window.event.srcElement; self.ql_isOverLink=true; self.ql_isOverTip=false; ql_doMouseOver(1); self.ql_timeout = setTimeout('ql_showDiv()', 1500); return true;" onclick="window.status='Searching for: social services...';  if(self.ql_clickPhrase == 'social_services') { return false; }self.ql_clickPhrase ='social_services'; self.ql_clearClickTimeout = setTimeout('ql_clearClickPhrase()', 10000); self.ql_keyphrase='social_services'; if(self.ql_timeout) clearTimeout(self.ql_timeout); self.ql_isOverTip = false; ql_closeiframe();return true;" onmouseout="window.status='Search for: social services'; self.ql_isOverTip = false; if(self.ql_timeout) clearTimeout(self.ql_timeout); setTimeout('ql_closeiframe()', 1500);" href="http://www.qklinkserver.com/lm/rtl4.asp?si=20036&amp;k=social%20services"&gt;social services&lt;/a&gt;. Facing the threat of losing his daughter, Sam finds by an interesting accident the lawyer Rita (Pfeiffer), who has problems of her own. Now he just has to convince her and the court that he and Lucy belong together, despite the fact that his daughter is already becoming intellectually superior to him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sean penn is a treat to watch, for the wise ones, pls carry your tissues with you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My ratings 4/5&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yoko&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-114610846625679769?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/114610846625679769/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=114610846625679769' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/114610846625679769'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/114610846625679769'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2006/04/movie-review-i-am-sam.html' title='Movie Review - I am sam'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-114567398663832107</id><published>2006-04-21T19:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-21T19:46:26.646-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Movie Review - Get Shorty</title><content type='html'>John travolta is Chili Parmer, a loanshark on a mission to Los Angeles to recover $300,000 gained through an insurance fraud. Once near Hollywood, however, Chili, an avowed movie-lover, becomes seduced by the thought of producing a film. So he hooks up with director Harry  (Gene Hackman) and scream queen Karen (Rene Russo). And when Chili starts to pitch an idea, none other than big time actor Martin Weir (Danny DeVito) shows interest. Nevertheless, even as things start looking up for Chili's movie, a host of gangsters try to muscle in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I like the way Travolta talks in this movie, with this typical manerisms.&lt;br /&gt;I would rate 3 on ReelScale.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;see you in the next movie review.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;bye&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-114567398663832107?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/114567398663832107/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=114567398663832107' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/114567398663832107'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/114567398663832107'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2006/04/movie-review-get-shorty.html' title='Movie Review - Get Shorty'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-114567304573465293</id><published>2006-04-21T19:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-21T19:30:45.746-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Movie Review - The Apostle</title><content type='html'>I saw this movie couple of weeks back. I wanted to blog this review from the time I was done with the movie. Today, I had some chance to do it.&lt;br /&gt;"Two thumbs to Duvall", Robert Duvall gives a performance of lifetime with a strong southerner accent. The Apostle is not the kind of movie that provokes a profound change in the viewer, but it offers a balanced portrait of a unique personality. The Movie and the actor were nominated for academy award that year. This doesnt preach religion as most might think after looking at the name of the movie.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Simply, a must watch for Drame filmgoers.&lt;br /&gt;I would rate 3.8 on Reelsclae ( Reel scale is on a scale of 1-5).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See you in the next movie review.&lt;br /&gt;bye&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-114567304573465293?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/114567304573465293/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=114567304573465293' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/114567304573465293'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/114567304573465293'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2006/04/movie-review-apostle.html' title='Movie Review - The Apostle'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-113340978617868856</id><published>2005-11-30T19:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-30T20:04:31.980-08:00</updated><title type='text'>madras bashai</title><content type='html'>Guys,&lt;br /&gt;For all you chennai folks, here is the day for feeling proud for belting a global identity with our own classic lingo "Madras Bashai". Recently I came to know about this from a friend of mine. I felt very proud at the same little a bit shy to see our form of tamil being labeled as polglot and pun and so on.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanglish"&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;yoko&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-113340978617868856?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/113340978617868856/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=113340978617868856' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113340978617868856'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113340978617868856'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2005/11/madras-bashai.html' title='madras bashai'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-113284329008187147</id><published>2005-11-24T06:41:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-24T06:41:30.113-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Thanks giving weekend discounts - Best deals on south indian antiques and handicrafts</title><content type='html'>Tired of googling for good and authentic south india antiques, then its time you wrote to artefactworld@yahoo.com.Artefactworld have envisioned a journey to take the most beautifull art forms of ancient south indian to the world markets.They sell the most exhaustive list of antiques varying from tanjore paintings to hand carved wooden statues of various south indian characeters including gods,animals,soldiers,women and so. Most of these items are more than 70 rs old and reflects the rich cultural heritage and civilisation of the dravidians.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pls write to artefactsworld@yahoo.com for a free catalogue.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CMO &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-113284329008187147?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/113284329008187147/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=113284329008187147' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113284329008187147'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113284329008187147'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2005/11/thanks-giving-weekend-discounts-best.html' title='Thanks giving weekend discounts - Best deals on south indian antiques and handicrafts'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-113263150353458430</id><published>2005-11-21T19:51:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-21T19:51:43.533-08:00</updated><title type='text'>South Indian antiques..for sale</title><content type='html'>Hi folks,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I got some really cool south indian antiques both tanjore pantings and wooden furniture up for sale..&lt;br /&gt;These are very old and authentic stuff, collected from the heirs of Zamindars ( landlords).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;if this blog interests you, pls write to me&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;yoko&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-113263150353458430?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/113263150353458430/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=113263150353458430' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113263150353458430'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113263150353458430'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2005/11/south-indian-antiquesfor-sale.html' title='South Indian antiques..for sale'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-113263127769510208</id><published>2005-11-21T19:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-21T19:48:03.036-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Tanjore paintings - Hand carved wooden antiques.</title><content type='html'>Guys,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;God Krishna in standing flute playing pose with cow, climbers and birds on the back ground. Hand carved out of single wood piece in South Indian Style&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They are more than 70 yrs old...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Contact me incase you need more info.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yoko&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-113263127769510208?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/113263127769510208/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=113263127769510208' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113263127769510208'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113263127769510208'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2005/11/tanjore-paintings-hand-carved-wooden.html' title='Tanjore paintings - Hand carved wooden antiques.'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-113202528738150892</id><published>2005-11-14T19:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-14T19:28:08.703-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Creating an online shop</title><content type='html'>Creating an online shop&lt;br /&gt;	&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To get all the commercial advantages of the internet, you need to set up a fully-fledged e-commerce site. That is one where online customers can browse stock, select items to fill a shopping basket and then go to a virtual counter to pay for the goods.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The main difference between this and a brochure site that simply displays your products and company information is interactivity. Your customer is entering information and making choices on your website and this necessarily requires a more sophisticated website. There are a number of ways you can get this onto your site.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unless you’re an internet expert or have a lot of time on your hands, you’re unlikely to design and build your own site. Many ISPs and technology providers have fixed-priced packages that enable you to build and host a website with an online shop containing a set number of products and a payment point.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Examples of such ‘turnkey’ packages are BT Storecentre and Freeserve Marketplace and prices start at around £40 per month (not including payment processing charges which we look at later). The disadvantages are that since you build your website from a template you have very little control over how your entire site looks and also where it is hosted.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you already have a simple brochure site you can simply add a shopping feature to it using off the shelf e-commerce software costing around £350. When choosing software you should check how well it can be adapted to your existing website colour scheme; whether it has a secure socket layer (SSL), which is the e-commerce standard for protecting credit card details; and the additional features such as calculation of the shipping charge and payment in more than one currency.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are a lot of e-commerce software manufacturers about but some of the better known are Actinic, Cybershop, Shop@ssitant and Shopcreator. If you buy from an established supplier, you should be able to upgrade the software as new versions are developed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although not as restrictive as the turnkey solutions, this software is still based on templates. If you’re really serious about e-commerce and think that the potential benefits would warrant a larger investment, then you may want to have your site developed by a specialist as an integral part of your website design.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“I would always recommend getting somebody in to build the e-commerce into your website. You need it to be easy for you to update it regularly and easy for the customer to use. At the moment, two thirds of online purchases [that are started] are uncompleted, because the shopping basket is complicated to use or because they are worried about security. The website has to look professional to make the customer comfortable with buying,” says business advisor Lyn Burkett.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;for more postings...&lt;br /&gt;pls keep visiting my blog...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;yoko&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-113202528738150892?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/113202528738150892/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=113202528738150892' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113202528738150892'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113202528738150892'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2005/11/creating-online-shop.html' title='Creating an online shop'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-113193823601355336</id><published>2005-11-13T19:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-13T19:17:16.013-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Tanjore paintings - History</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/"&gt;bizz and work&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;History of Tanjore Painting&lt;br /&gt;Tracing its roots to the historical golden era of the early 18th century, Tanjore artwork is one of the many indigenous art forms for which India is noted. Originating in Tanjore about 300 kms from Chennai( Madras), which was the then capital of the Gupta empire, this form of art developed at the height of cultural evolvement achieved during that period.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An extraordinary visual amalgamation of both art and craft, Tanjore paintings mainly consist of themes on Hindu gods and goddesses. The characteristics of the Tanjore paintings are its brilliant colour schemes, decorative jewellery with stones and cut glasses and its larger-than-life figures. The themes are mostly mythological, with figures of Lord Krishna in various poses and depicting various stages of his life being the most favourite. Today people are experimenting with birds, animals, building structures and other subjects.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Crafted with meticulous care the Thanjavoor (Tanjore) pictures are unique. What sets them apart from Indian paintings in general are the embellishments made over the basic drawings with precious and semi-precious stones as well as the relief work which gives them a three dimensional effect. The pictures are of various sizes, ranging from huge works spanning whole walls to small miniatures no longer than 6-inch square.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The paintings decorate the puja rooms in residences, orcades in major hotels and lobbies in Corporate Offices. They also make nice gifts for Diwali, Weddings and other special occasions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;for more vist us at http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;visit : www.dishatrd.com.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-113193823601355336?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/113193823601355336/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=113193823601355336' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113193823601355336'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113193823601355336'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2005/11/tanjore-paintings-history.html' title='Tanjore paintings - History'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-113193789817887873</id><published>2005-11-13T19:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-13T19:11:38.183-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Tanjore Painting - art of creating it</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/"&gt;bizz and work&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Art of Creating Tanjore Paintings&lt;br /&gt;These paintings are remarkable in its step-by-step creation from the actual canvas board to the final touches. Adorned with rubies, diamonds and other precious gemstones, and trimmed with gold foil, Tanjore paintings were actually speaking-- treasures. Nowadays, however semi precious stones are used in place of real ones, but the use of gold foil has not altered.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The 'canvas' for a Tanjore painting is usually a plank of wood over which a layer of cloth is pasted. The cloth is coated with lime paste and smoothened by rubbing with a smooth stone till the overlay is smooth, levelled and even. Now, the canvas is ready for painting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On this canvas, the artist draws a detailed pencil-sketch.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Layers of paste made from glue (obtained from neem trees) and limestone are moulded and applied on the canvas to create a three-dimensional effect in embellishing and ornamentating a theme.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Selected gems of varies hues, are inlaid onto this layer of paste. Gold leaves are affixed on selected areas. The shine and glean on the gold leaves used by the tanjore style paintings, will last forever.&lt;br /&gt;Visit http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;yoko&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-113193789817887873?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/113193789817887873/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=113193789817887873' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113193789817887873'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113193789817887873'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2005/11/tanjore-painting-art-of-creating-it.html' title='Tanjore Painting - art of creating it'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-113193715698938832</id><published>2005-11-13T18:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-13T18:59:17.013-08:00</updated><title type='text'>History of aircraft engines</title><content type='html'>Aircraft engines are one of the finest and most technologically advanced mode of transportation devices. They revolutionised the science of transportation. They range from reciprocating to gas turbines engines. Their evolution is as fascinating as the evolution of mankind, infact faster than that.Every single contributor to the industrial revolution has tried their hands on making aircraft engines at different points of time. I am fascinted to learn about this exotic machines, I guess you to would be.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;for more...keep visiting my site.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.geae.com/"&gt;GEAE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.aviation-history.com/index-engine.htm"&gt;History of Aircraft engines&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-113193715698938832?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/113193715698938832/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=113193715698938832' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113193715698938832'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113193715698938832'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2005/11/history-of-aircraft-engines.html' title='History of aircraft engines'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-113186479470184371</id><published>2005-11-12T22:53:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-12T22:53:14.706-08:00</updated><title type='text'>NFL - Sports review - 2005 Colts Vs Patriots</title><content type='html'>Last week's monday night football game was one the finest monday night game of the recent past. One fiercly fought battle between two legendary quarter back. Its a pleasure to watch this game live and was worth staying awake up late in the night.&lt;br /&gt;Manning was at his best and so was his receivers. Well the interesting part was the way patriots tried to fight back. Brady was like never say die attitude and without doubdt proved to all of us he still is one big force to reckon with in pro ball sports.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;read this site for more details. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.twominutewarning.com/mnf.htm"&gt;click here &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/seahawks/2002610369_mnf08.html"&gt;click&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-113186479470184371?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/113186479470184371/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=113186479470184371' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113186479470184371'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113186479470184371'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2005/11/nfl-sports-review-2005-colts-vs.html' title='NFL - Sports review - 2005 Colts Vs Patriots'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-113159459757182655</id><published>2005-11-09T19:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-09T19:49:57.570-08:00</updated><title type='text'>bizz and work: Powertrain analysis - NVH</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2005/11/powertrain-analysis-nvh_09.html"&gt;bizz and work: Powertrain analysis - NVH&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Legislation as well as end customer needs make minimisation of noise levels a compulsory objective in powertrain design. The radiated powertrain noise is determined by performing a full forced response analysis of the powertrain over the complete operating speed range. LMS Sysnoise is used to determine radiated noise levels using ATV (Acoustic Transfer Vectors).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;yoko&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-113159459757182655?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/113159459757182655/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=113159459757182655' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113159459757182655'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113159459757182655'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2005/11/bizz-and-work-powertrain-analysis-nvh.html' title='bizz and work: Powertrain analysis - NVH'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-113159368129316515</id><published>2005-11-09T19:34:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-09T19:34:41.296-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Powertrain analysis - NVH</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-113159368129316515?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/113159368129316515/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=113159368129316515' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113159368129316515'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113159368129316515'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2005/11/powertrain-analysis-nvh_09.html' title='Powertrain analysis - NVH'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-113151008506473136</id><published>2005-11-08T20:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-08T20:21:25.063-08:00</updated><title type='text'>bizz and work</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/"&gt;bizz and work&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is a cool link to study..&lt;br /&gt;how to take over/buy out a new business or franchise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.bplans.com/bb/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;yoko&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-113151008506473136?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/113151008506473136/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=113151008506473136' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113151008506473136'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113151008506473136'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2005/11/bizz-and-work_113151008506473136.html' title='bizz and work'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-113150991920259349</id><published>2005-11-08T20:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-08T20:18:39.206-08:00</updated><title type='text'>bizz and work</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/"&gt;bizz and work&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well planned job is more than half done. Planning is a the key difference between a loser and a winner. Take the japanese car makers, they have proved this to the world.&lt;br /&gt;So, a neatly planned bizz plan is like more than what one can think of in any business, a sure shot to suceed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;here are couple of links to sharpen your skills in preparing bizz plan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.learnwebskills.com/company/index.html&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;take to you soon folks&lt;br /&gt;yoko&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-113150991920259349?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/113150991920259349/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=113150991920259349' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113150991920259349'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113150991920259349'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2005/11/bizz-and-work_08.html' title='bizz and work'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-113150803558092226</id><published>2005-11-08T19:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-08T19:47:16.913-08:00</updated><title type='text'>bizz and work</title><content type='html'>Guys,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are some cool sites to refer for stock trading.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;www.traderji.com&lt;br /&gt;www.ndtvprofit.com&lt;br /&gt;www.bseindia.com&lt;br /&gt;www.investopedia.com&lt;br /&gt;www.finance.yahoo.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Keep visting this sites folks...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;yoko.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-113150803558092226?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/113150803558092226/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=113150803558092226' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113150803558092226'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113150803558092226'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2005/11/bizz-and-work.html' title='bizz and work'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-113047240552738830</id><published>2005-10-27T21:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-27T21:06:45.553-07:00</updated><title type='text'>bizz and work</title><content type='html'> Outsourcing Legal Work (to the Midwest)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There was another article in the Washington Times about law firms outsourcing some of the work on their cases to other countries. One firm, Venable LLP, was quoted as saying "Clients are entitled to get these things done in an efficient way." *&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a phenomenon that needs to be seriously considered. More than 3 million U.S. jobs have been outsourced to other countries in the past four years with a projected 13 million forecast to move offshore in the next 10 years. However, for patent legal work, the potential cost savings are more than a little murky. One article states that legal work that is done in the U.S. only costs one-tenth or one-twelfth the amount in India. I think they need to do their homework.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More to follow.....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Folks this is a good business ideas,if u are really pull in a few good lawyers and contacts together.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yoko&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-113047240552738830?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/113047240552738830/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=113047240552738830' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113047240552738830'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113047240552738830'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2005/10/bizz-and-work_27.html' title='bizz and work'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-113015582295154491</id><published>2005-10-24T05:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-24T05:10:22.956-07:00</updated><title type='text'>small business ideas</title><content type='html'>Hi Guys&lt;br /&gt;Does any one know of some good sites/books to refer to small business opportunities and related stuff ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;yoko&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-113015582295154491?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/113015582295154491/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=113015582295154491' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113015582295154491'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113015582295154491'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2005/10/small-business-ideas.html' title='small business ideas'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-113007680793533093</id><published>2005-10-23T07:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-23T07:13:27.943-07:00</updated><title type='text'> US' brain drain is India's brain gain</title><content type='html'>The tide is turning. A recent US report warned that the challenge for science and technology in America is that even if it does everything right, the world (read India, China) poses unprecedented competitive challenges. Ten years ago, such a report would have been scoffed at. Not any longer. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More and more Indian techies, scientists, doctors are homeward bound, giving up high-paying jobs abroad and joining R&amp;D units, hospitals, government institutions or even their alma mater here. America's brain drain is becoming India's brain gain. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"It's a really exciting time to be here," declares Kunal Bajaj, project consultant with Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. An engineer-MBA from Wharton, Bajaj chucked his tech honcho's job with a New York company and came home to be part of the excitement - India's booming telecom sector. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then there's Chandra Venkataraman, who's returned to teach at her alma mater, IIT Bombay. "The wide variety of jobs in R&amp;D, management and engineering make it a real option to live and work in India." After doing her post-doctorate from Stanford, Chandra taught in the US for a year. And yet, "I never wanted to live anywhere else but India. There's always a connection with one's country that comes through our parents of the Independence generation - a sense of public service. There's also a feeling that if one works here, one can make a more meaningful contribution." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;..................&lt;br /&gt;Is this not a good sign ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yoko &lt;br /&gt; &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-113007680793533093?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/113007680793533093/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=113007680793533093' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113007680793533093'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/113007680793533093'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2005/10/us-brain-drain-is-indias-brain-gain.html' title=' US&apos; brain drain is India&apos;s brain gain'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-112999278357200436</id><published>2005-10-22T07:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-22T07:53:03.576-07:00</updated><title type='text'>tanjore paintings</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/300/1744/1600/ph2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/300/1744/320/ph2.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/300/1744/1600/ph1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/300/1744/320/ph1.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Folks,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have some really cool tanjore authentic vintage antiques...&lt;br /&gt;I have them with me pls do let me know if you are interested to buy them.&lt;br /&gt;These are more than 100 yrs old paintings from the chola kings descedents.&lt;br /&gt;Below here is a quick reference to them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;............................................................................................................&lt;br /&gt;Tanjore paintings&lt;br /&gt;Tanjore Paintings, are a style of art that flourished with the patronage of the Maratha Kings in the 18th century in Southern India. These paintings are in the gilded and gemset technique with rich relief work.Available in Balaji, Lakshmi,Ganesh and Krishna&lt;br /&gt;The process of making Tanjore paintings require dedication and skill from the artist. Each work of art is done stage by stage using semi-precious stones to decorate and takes days to complete. These paintings are done on wooden board on which layering of clay provides a three dimensional embossed effect.&lt;br /&gt;The paintings depict scenes from the ancient scriptures of Hindu religion and are unique and rich in harmony of colors, designs, and traditional techniques blended with meticulous attention to details. The composition is characteristically static and consists generally of one main figure, the diety, centrally placed. The diety is formally housed within an enclosure of a palace or temple pavilion.&lt;br /&gt;.................................................................................................................................................................&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We have cool samples posted in here for you to look at them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks &amp;amp; rgrds&lt;br /&gt;Yoko&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-112999278357200436?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/112999278357200436/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=112999278357200436' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/112999278357200436'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/112999278357200436'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2005/10/tanjore-paintings.html' title='tanjore paintings'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-112986363442382541</id><published>2005-10-20T20:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-20T20:00:37.006-07:00</updated><title type='text'>powertrain &amp; engine analysis</title><content type='html'>Need to discuss some ideas on hybrid and compact engine analysis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am also looking to sell some authentic antique paintings.&lt;br /&gt;Pls email me if u are interested in indian antique paitings more than 100 yrs old.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-112986363442382541?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/112986363442382541/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=112986363442382541' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/112986363442382541'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/112986363442382541'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2005/10/powertrain-engine-analysis.html' title='powertrain &amp; engine analysis'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-112975630872499160</id><published>2005-10-19T14:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-19T14:11:48.733-07:00</updated><title type='text'>bizz and work</title><content type='html'>does any one know of some automotive powertrain analysis procedures out in the internet ?&lt;br /&gt;What could be the best site to look out for learning more on powertrain?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-112975630872499160?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/112975630872499160/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=112975630872499160' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/112975630872499160'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/112975630872499160'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2005/10/bizz-and-work.html' title='bizz and work'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17951438.post-112955412004311307</id><published>2005-10-17T05:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-17T06:02:00.046-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Need help to start bizz in india</title><content type='html'>Folks,&lt;br /&gt;I am looking for some novel idea to start bizz in india.&lt;br /&gt;Does any one want to share/join me in this ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How do we start a firm - i want to know what the legality involved in it.&lt;br /&gt;I am also looking at some advt &amp; marketing help.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;nice day folks&lt;br /&gt;yoko&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17951438-112955412004311307?l=yokomariners.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/feeds/112955412004311307/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17951438&amp;postID=112955412004311307' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/112955412004311307'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17951438/posts/default/112955412004311307'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://yokomariners.blogspot.com/2005/10/need-help-to-start-bizz-in-india.html' title='Need help to start bizz in india'/><author><name>yoko</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12970708569411044243</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>
